Ok, I know this is a game, but I just finished it the other day on the easy level and must say, WOW this would be a great movie. It could really fill in the rest of the story and be the perfect Star Wars Episode 3.5. It provides (IMHO) essential information about how the Rebellion initially formed and a large part of Vader's rise to power. If you have a system this game is on (360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii) this is a great pickup! Even if you end up not liking the game, there are cheats you can use to run through the game quickly. Personally I think the game itself is awesome too, picking up and manipulating objects using the force is amazing with the two-stick approach the game uses. Throwing people off cliffs or against the wall has never been so fun!
Basic synopsis from wikipedia:
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed tells the story of Darth Vader's secret apprentice, code-named "Starkiller" but born Galen Marek, as he hunts down the remaining Jedi after Emperor Palpatine orders them killed. Set between Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, the story explores the aftermath of the Great Jedi Purge as well as the rise of Darth Vader. The events of The Force Unleashed are "pivotal" in Darth Vader's history and development as a character and offer illumination into other characters from A New Hope, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. Ultimately, Starkiller sacrifices his life to save the leaders of the new Rebel Alliance; they honor him by adopting his family's crest as their symbol.
More detailed synopsis:
Before the game's release, Lucasfilm claimed it would "unveil new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy" with a motif of "redemption". The story progresses through a combination of scripted events, in-game cinematics, cutscenes, and dialogue.
The game, set between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, begins with the player controlling Darth Vader (voiced by Matt Sloan) and searching Kashyyyk for a surviving Jedi. Vader discovers the Jedi's Force-strong child, whom he raises as his secret apprentice (voiced by Samuel Witwer), unknown to Emperor Palpatine (also voiced by Witwer). Upon reaching adulthood, Vader tasks the apprentice (known as "Starkiller", and whom the player now controls) to hunt down the remaining Jedi as training for his ultimate goal: assassinating the Emperor. However, the Emperor's spies discover Starkiller's existence and the Emperor forces Vader to kill the apprentice; Vader hurls Starkiller into space, but secretly dispatches droids to retrieve and revive him. Vader gives his apprentice a new mission: to make contact with those who resist the Emperor's rule and foster a rebellion among them to distract the Emperor so Vader can make his move. Breaking into various Imperial facilities, Starkiller rescues love interest and Rogue Shadow pilot Juno Eclipse (voiced by Nathalie Cox), Jedi Master Rahm Kota (voiced by Cully Fredericksen), Princess Leia Organa (voiced by Catherine Taber), and Senator Bail Organa (voiced by Jimmy Smits). In the process, Starkiller learns from Kota about the Jedi way and ultimately spares the life of Jedi apprentice Maris Brood (voiced by Adrienne Wilkinson), despite her fall to the dark side. Starkiller travels between missions aboard the Rogue Shadow, whose crew develops a "kinship" despite their initially "dark" agenda.
Senators Bail Organa, Mon Mothma, and Garm Bel Iblis meet to plan a rebellion against the Empire, but are interrupted when Darth Vader arrests them and Kota. Vader attacks Starkiller and reveals that Starkiller was never meant to overthrow the Emperor; from the beginning, he was the Emperor's tool to expose his enemies. Surviving Vader's attack, Starkiller uses the Force to ascertain the senators' location: the Death Star. Inside the station, Starkiller duels against Darth Vader. Kota attempts to fight the Emperor, but is blasted by the Emperor's Force lightning. At this point, the player chooses to either seek revenge and kill Vader or save Kota from the Emperor:
If the player attacks and defeats the Emperor, Kota prevents Starkiller from killing Palpatine in hatred. Starkiller absorbs the Emperor's renewed attack while Kota and the senators escape aboard the Rogue Shadow, but soon is killed. The Emperor and Vader look over his corpse, concerned that in death he has become a martyr to inspire the newly formed Alliance to Restore the Republic. Senator Organa and the others agree to go ahead with their rebellion and Leia decides to use Marek family crest as the symbol of the Rebel Alliance.
Basic synopsis from wikipedia:
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed tells the story of Darth Vader's secret apprentice, code-named "Starkiller" but born Galen Marek, as he hunts down the remaining Jedi after Emperor Palpatine orders them killed. Set between Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, the story explores the aftermath of the Great Jedi Purge as well as the rise of Darth Vader. The events of The Force Unleashed are "pivotal" in Darth Vader's history and development as a character and offer illumination into other characters from A New Hope, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. Ultimately, Starkiller sacrifices his life to save the leaders of the new Rebel Alliance; they honor him by adopting his family's crest as their symbol.
More detailed synopsis:
Before the game's release, Lucasfilm claimed it would "unveil new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy" with a motif of "redemption". The story progresses through a combination of scripted events, in-game cinematics, cutscenes, and dialogue.
The game, set between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, begins with the player controlling Darth Vader (voiced by Matt Sloan) and searching Kashyyyk for a surviving Jedi. Vader discovers the Jedi's Force-strong child, whom he raises as his secret apprentice (voiced by Samuel Witwer), unknown to Emperor Palpatine (also voiced by Witwer). Upon reaching adulthood, Vader tasks the apprentice (known as "Starkiller", and whom the player now controls) to hunt down the remaining Jedi as training for his ultimate goal: assassinating the Emperor. However, the Emperor's spies discover Starkiller's existence and the Emperor forces Vader to kill the apprentice; Vader hurls Starkiller into space, but secretly dispatches droids to retrieve and revive him. Vader gives his apprentice a new mission: to make contact with those who resist the Emperor's rule and foster a rebellion among them to distract the Emperor so Vader can make his move. Breaking into various Imperial facilities, Starkiller rescues love interest and Rogue Shadow pilot Juno Eclipse (voiced by Nathalie Cox), Jedi Master Rahm Kota (voiced by Cully Fredericksen), Princess Leia Organa (voiced by Catherine Taber), and Senator Bail Organa (voiced by Jimmy Smits). In the process, Starkiller learns from Kota about the Jedi way and ultimately spares the life of Jedi apprentice Maris Brood (voiced by Adrienne Wilkinson), despite her fall to the dark side. Starkiller travels between missions aboard the Rogue Shadow, whose crew develops a "kinship" despite their initially "dark" agenda.
Senators Bail Organa, Mon Mothma, and Garm Bel Iblis meet to plan a rebellion against the Empire, but are interrupted when Darth Vader arrests them and Kota. Vader attacks Starkiller and reveals that Starkiller was never meant to overthrow the Emperor; from the beginning, he was the Emperor's tool to expose his enemies. Surviving Vader's attack, Starkiller uses the Force to ascertain the senators' location: the Death Star. Inside the station, Starkiller duels against Darth Vader. Kota attempts to fight the Emperor, but is blasted by the Emperor's Force lightning. At this point, the player chooses to either seek revenge and kill Vader or save Kota from the Emperor:
If the player attacks and defeats the Emperor, Kota prevents Starkiller from killing Palpatine in hatred. Starkiller absorbs the Emperor's renewed attack while Kota and the senators escape aboard the Rogue Shadow, but soon is killed. The Emperor and Vader look over his corpse, concerned that in death he has become a martyr to inspire the newly formed Alliance to Restore the Republic. Senator Organa and the others agree to go ahead with their rebellion and Leia decides to use Marek family crest as the symbol of the Rebel Alliance.
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